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Softly the Night Is Sleeping

Author: Edward Abiel Washburne Meter: 7.6.7.6 D with refrain Appears in 19 hymnals Matching Instances: 19 Refrain First Line: Glory to God! Lyrics: 1 Softly the night is sleeping on Bethlehem's peaceful hill; silent the shepherds watching, the gentle flocks are still. But hark! The wondrous music falls from the op'ning sky; valley and cliff re-echo, "Glory to God on high!" Refrain: Glory to God! Glory to God! Glory to God! It rings again; peace on the earth! Goodwill to men! 2 Day in the east is breaking; day o'er the crimsoned earth; now the glad world is waking, glad in the Savior's birth! See where the clear star bendeth over the manger blessed; see where the infant Jesus smiles upon Mary's breast! [Refrain] 3 Come with the gladsome shepherds, quick hast'ning from the fold; come with the wise men, pouring incense and myrrh and gold. Come to him, poor and lowly, around the cradle throne, come with your hearts of sunshine, and sing the angels' song. [Refrain] Topics: Christmas; Christian year--Christmas Scripture: Matthew 1:23 Used With Tune: WARNER

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[Softly the night is falling]

Appears in 1 hymnal Matching Instances: 1 Composer and/or Arranger: B. B. McKinney Used With Text: Glory Be to God
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[Softly the night is sleeping]

Appears in 1 hymnal Matching Instances: 1 Composer and/or Arranger: J. M. Crament Incipit: 32354 33223 45675 Used With Text: Glory to God it rings again
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[Softly the night is sleeping on Bethl'hem's peaceful hill]

Appears in 1 hymnal Matching Instances: 1 Composer and/or Arranger: C. Simper Incipit: 33333 65323 54323 Used With Text: Glory to God! it rings again

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On Bethlehem's peaceful hill

Author: Edward A. Washburne Hymnal: Gloria in Excelsis #d10 (1914) First Line: Softly the night is sleeping [falling] on Refrain First Line: Glory to God Languages: English
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Hark, to the Wondrous Music!

Hymnal: The Standard Sunday School Hymnal #13 (1888) First Line: Softly the night is falling Refrain First Line: Hark to the wondrous music Languages: English Tune Title: [Softly the night is falling]
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Softly the night is sleeping

Hymnal: Alleluia #31 (1916) Topics: Christ Nativity of Languages: English Tune Title: [Softly the night is sleeping]

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B. B. McKinney

1886 - 1952 Composer of "[Softly the night is falling]" in Pilot Hymns Pseudonyms-- Martha Annis (his mother’s maiden name was Martha Annis Heflin) Otto Nellen Gene Routh (his wife’s maiden name was Leila Irene Routh) ----- Son of James Calvin McKinney and Martha Annis Heflin McKinney, B . B. attended Mount Lebanon Academy, Louisiana; Louisiana College, Pineville, Louisiana; the Southwestern Baptist Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas; the Siegel-Myers Correspondence School of Music, Chicago, Illinois (BM.1922); and the Bush Conservatory of Music, Chicago. Oklahoma Baptist University awarded him an honorary MusD degree in 1942. McKinney served as music editor at the Robert H. Coleman company in Dallas, Texas (1918–35). In 1919, after several months in the army, McKinney returned to Fort Worth, where Isham E. Reynolds asked him to join the faculty of the School of Sacred Music at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He taught at the seminary until 1932, then pastored in at the Travis Avenue Baptist Church in Fort Worth (1931–35). In 1935, McKinney became music editor for the Baptist Sunday School Board in Nashville, Tennessee. McKinney wrote words and music for about 150 songs, and music for 115 more. --© Cyber Hymnal™ (www.hymntime.com/tch)

John Maude Crament

1845 - 1912 Person Name: J. M. Crament Composer of "[Softly the night is sleeping]" in Carols Old and Carols New

Caleb Simper

1857 - 1942 Person Name: C. Simper Composer of "[Softly the night is sleeping on Bethl'hem's peaceful hill]" in Carols Old and Carols New